The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1887-09-02
Especial Correspondence


could be brought together for the purpose.
Many Of them were women who had given up
the occupation for years. This particular
gown was of most elaborate design, figures,
Or spriggs, being applied to Brussels net in
stead OF being worked in with the net as now
Curiou,ly enough, stumbled across in a lit
t'egrncer's shop Mt Lyme Regis, the chief Of
the original workers upon this dress. Mrs
r gy. for that was her name, was delighted
to find me interested in the lace industry.
Her face lit up as she told me tbe queen sent
ler ticket to the ceremony that she might
see her handiwork worn in state. Aided by
Mrs. Rugg we gathered together group of
the Honiton lacemakers. and the artist of the
party photographed them Among other
Things these lacemakers told me that the de-
signs drawn at Somerset House for the
queens wedding gown were in the possession
of the woman who put the lace together.
Afterward | saw them, a curious assortment
of several hundred pieces of cardboard
priclied in the most ingenious geometric and
flower patterns. adapted, of course. to the
necessities Of lacemaking. The lace work
eis wished TO make jubilee Offering of this
to the queen thinking that she might choose
to present them to somc art school or collec-
ton. They were greatly disappointed, how
ever, to receive n somewhat pefemptorv re-
L.y To Lie effect that the queen uecnned tho
offering. | found more lacemakers ut Beer
tii;ln Mt Lyme, while Sidmouth, still further
west, or the Devonshire coast, boasts of be-
iny the present artistic center of the lace in
drstry. "Honiton" varies much in quality
The most beautiful now being produced is
made under the stimulus of the prizes offered
in conn ction with the Arts Department of
the Bath. After spending Monday morning
in Lyme Regis and enjoying a little excur-
sion along the coast to Beer, we took the Ex-
eter ROAD and arrived in this famous west of
England city late Monday night.
DR.. K+lett, an old writer, describes it as
"A wicked wonder, with grief and indigna-
tion of heart, that whereas the city of Exeter
is by its natural situation one of the sweetest
cities OF England, yet by the ill use of many
is one of the nastyest and noysommest cities
IN the land" exeter is ancient and stinksn
wrote DR.. Southey IN 1890. There is truth to
tliis4iay in what both these learned and OBJ
serving nlen said nearly a century ago
There are parts of Exeter which are beatti-
fnl and / have no doubt sweet. On the other
hand, walk TO the bottom of the main street
and stnnd on the viaduct; gaze on the Exeter
beaw, inhale the smoke from the chimneys,
which are almost on level with you. and
you will be impressed with these observa-
tions Snuthey was a Liberal, and he de-
nounced Exeter as a ''higoted place. for this |
reason-@there are persons here who always |
call the Americans the rebels" Exeter to-
day is cathedral city, eminently respect |
able, with brig@, attractive shops, small
interests, and good business |
from the surrounding country. Southey was |
struck with the double city, and remarked: |
"As you csoss the bridge you look down upon
a town below you, intersected by water ma
strange way" In spite of being cathedral
city, the Exonians have reputation of being I
thoughtful touching their trade in wool. IL |